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扭曲作直

扭曲作直 — “To twist right and wrong”

扭曲作直 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to twist right and wrong”. To distort facts or truth, representing wrong as right. Literally, “Twist to make straight”.

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扭曲作直 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扭曲作直 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扭
niǔ7twist, sprain, or grapple
曲
qū6song, tune, or opera
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
直
zhí8straight, direct, honest

Example Sentence with 扭曲作直

一些人为了个人利益,常常不惜扭曲作直,颠倒黑白。
Some people, for personal gain, often do not hesitate to twist right and wrong, confusing black and white.

Idioms Related to 扭曲作直

Synonyms of 扭曲作直

  • diān颠dǎo倒shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong

Antonyms of 扭曲作直

  • niǔ扭zhí直zuò作qū曲distort facts and confound right and wrong

More idioms starting with 扭

  • niǔ扭kuī亏wéi为yíng盈turn losses into profits
  • niǔ扭kuī亏zēng增yíng盈turn losses into profits
  • niǔ扭tóu头bié别xiàng项turn head away in displeasure
  • niǔ扭shǒu手niǔ扭jiǎo脚sway body affectedly
  • niǔ扭niǔ扭niē捏niē捏hesitant and evasive
  • niǔ扭nie捏zuò作tài态to act coy or simpering
  • niǔ扭shì是wèi为fēi非Twist right into wrong
  • niǔ扭zhuǎn转qián乾kūn坤reverse a desperate situation
  • niǔ扭zhuǎn转gàn干kūn坤reverse a hopeless situation

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Questions about 扭曲作直

What does 扭曲作直 mean?

扭曲作直 (niǔ qū zuò zhí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to twist right and wrong”.

How do you pronounce 扭曲作直?

扭曲作直 is pronounced niǔ qū zuò zhí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 扭曲作直 literally mean?

Literally, 扭曲作直 means “Twist to make straight”. It is used to mean “to twist right and wrong”.

What is the Chinese definition of 扭曲作直?

比喻是非颠倒。

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